NetPositive
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NetPositive is the default browser that originally came with the BeOS operating system. It has partial support for JavaScript, but no Java support. NetPositive originally was the only web browser available for BeOS, but that is no longer the case. The last official version of NetPositive before the Be, Inc. bankruptcy was 2.2 /2.2.1 for US customers, but there also exists a 3.0d3 beta version, and a leaked 2.2.2 which changed from the RSA Encryption Engine to OpenSSL, possibly indicating that Be were cleaning the source of commercial code with an intent to open source, like the OpenTracker project.
A number of projects exist to clone NetPositive for BeOS, due to BeOS users' familiarity with its interface. The most advanced of these is Themis, which aims to capture the feel of NetPositive in a browser with modern features. There is also Net++, which aims to use the Gecko layout engine in the shell of the failed NetOptimist browser.
External links
- Browsin' on BeOS article (http://www.arstechnica.com/reviews/4q99/bebrow/bebrow-1.html)
- NetPositive 2.2 PNG screenshots (http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/pngs-img-netpos.html)
- Themis home page (http://themis.sourceforge.net)de:NetPositive